Effects of Febuxostat on Adipokines and Kidney Disease in Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease



Status:Completed
Conditions:Renal Impairment / Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes
Therapuetic Areas:Endocrinology, Nephrology / Urology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:1/1/2014
Start Date:May 2011
End Date:December 2013
Contact:Srinivasan Beddhu, MD
Email:srinivasan.beddhu@hsc.utah.edu
Phone:801-581-3810

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Hyperuricemia is emerging as a risk factor for development of diabetes and metabolic
syndrome. Recently, it was shown in in-vitro cell culture experiments that hyperuricemia
induces redox-dependent signaling and oxidative stress in adipocytes. By targeting levels of
uric acid with febuxostat we hypothesize that the levels of oxidative stress in adipose
tissue (obtained by fat biopsy) will decrease.

Primary aims of the study is to determine whether febuxostat therapy in overweight or obese,
diabetic patients with stage 3 CKD and high serum uric acid levels

1. decreases adipose tissue concentrations of thiobarbituric acid reactive substance
(TBARS), a marker of oxidative stress

2. increases adipose tissue expression and concentrations of adiponectin and

3. decreases urinary concentrations of transforming growth factor (TGF)- B1.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Age > 18 years

- BMI > 25 kg/m2

- type 2 diabetes

- serum uric acid ≥ 5.5 mg/dl in men and ≥ 4.6 mg/dl in women

- eGFR 30-60 mL/min/1.73m2

Exclusion Criteria:

- History of gout

- concurrent use of azathioprine, mercaptopurine, theophylline, allopurinol,
thiazolidinediones or warfarin

- concurrent use of metformin

- current antibiotic therapy

- pregnant women

- prisoners
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